Saturday, October 3, 2009

Ari Ne'eman Receives Award

On Wednesday at UCP's Life Without Limits Economic Forum, which addressed the economic potential of the disability community, ASAN President Ari Ne'eman received the Expanding Horizons Award for his work advocating for rights and dignity for persons on the autism spectrum.

Topics discussed by forum participants included educating business leaders about the disability consumer market, healthcare innovations that benefit people with disabilities, and open sourced development of new accessible technologies.

About ASAN

A nonprofit organization run by and for Autistic people, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) was created to improve the representation of the Autistic community in public policy discussions and to promote inclusion, respect for neurodiversity, access to services and supports, and cultural activities.

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